NEWS PRESS RELEASE 09.30.09

Northern Power Systems Launches European Wind Business

Opens European Office and Names Managing Director

BARRE, VT – September 30, 2009 – Northern Power Systems, Inc. (www.northernpower.com), a next-generation wind turbine company and manufacturer of the Northwind 100, today has announced its expanded presence in Europe. To strengthen its commitment and better support its customers, Northern Power Systems has appointed Reinout Oussoren as European Managing Director and has opened its European headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

Mr. Oussoren brings more than 20 years of commercial and operational leadership experience to Northern Power, most recently with GE Energy. He will manage strategy, business development, sales, applications engineering and a growing network of premier development partners.

“Northern Power has an enormous opportunity to place its next generation 100 kW turbines across Europe in numerous distributed generation applications,” said Rein Oussoren. “I am extremely pleased to join the company and lead the establishment of a rapidly growing European sales and support organization.”

"As Northern accelerates its growth in Europe and builds a strong sales and support organization, it is critical that we have world-class leadership on the ground in Europe," said John P. Danner, President and CEO of Northern Power Systems. "We could not be more excited to have a professional of Mr. Oussoren’s caliber join our team."

Prior to establishing its European office, Northern Power Systems had already booked over € 5 (7.28 USD) million in orders for its 100 kW turbines across Europe for applications that vary in size and need. For example, turbines in the United Kingdom are being installed at sites that include schools, hospitals and municipal facilities. In Italy, turbines have been purchased singly and in pairs by independent power developers to take advantage of the € 0.30 (0.44 USD) per kWh Feed-In-Tariff (FIT), which is limited to installations up to 200kW.

The Northwind 100 has a unique permanent magnet direct drive (PMDD) design that ensures higher energy capture, delivers “grid-friendly” power quality and dramatically reduces maintenance. The gearless design of the Northwind 100 is quiet, reliable and fully conforms to CE marking provisions. Sophisticated controls and safety features of the turbine include 24 hours per day, 7 days per week remote monitoring and support, which make the Northwind product line exceptionally well suited for entrepreneurs, landowners, farms, schools, municipalities and investors in the fast-growing European wind market.  

About Northern Power

Northern Power has been a leader in wind power technology for over 30 years and continues to set the standard for advanced technology and high reliability in wind power. The company has a long history of providing a clean, low maintenance alternatives to costly diesel-powered grids.  Residents in remote communities and islands around the world directly benefit from Northern's experience and the leading edge, yet proven, technology that is embodied in the Northwind 100, the company's mid-sized wind turbine for the community wind market.  And while the Northwind 100 is the centerpiece of Northern's wind-for-diesel solution set, it is also positioned perfectly to satisfy the needs of a fast-growing worldwide distributed energy marketplace.  Distributed energy - installing grid-connected but local and locally owned power production to load center sites - is widely recognized as an important component to energy independence and the development of clean, low cost energy alternatives.  Northwind 100s are being planned and installed in various applications such communities, schools/universities, municipal utilities, wastewater treatment plants, and power intensive small businesses such as retailers, garden centers, and light manufacturing companies.  Northern is currently developing a utility-scale turbine with the same gearless architecture to deliver increased energy capture and reliability, lower O&M, and improved grid power quality to the large and growing wind farm market.